Day: April 1, 2013
School budget talks yield ‘path forward’
House and Senate members met late Monday, seeking to reach an public school budget agreement that could end the 2013 legislative session this week.
School districts fight student fee lawsuit
Attorneys representing dozens of Idaho school districts want a judge to toss out a lawsuit that says school student fees violate the state’s Constitution. A judge took the appeal under advisement.
Longtime Boise school trustee dies of cancer
Janet Orndorff — a former teacher and longtime volunteer for Boise schools — had served on the district’s board since 1990.
Senate OK’s committee to study K-12 education
The “interim committee” received final approval on the Senate floor Monday — and the group’s work scope is more far-reaching than Gov. Butch Otter’s education task force.
Student fee lawsuit hearing: a preview
Attorneys will be back in a Boise courtroom this afternoon arguing a case that claims student fees violate the Idaho Constitution. Here’s a look at today’s docket.
While we wait: Links on the budget battle
It’s quiet at the Statehouse this morning — as lawmakers head back to town to try to sort out an education budget. Here are two good places to catch up on the story to date.